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Location
Shanklin Chine, Shanklin, Isle of Wight IWM War Memorials Archive Record Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40866 40 RM Commando Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40867 Lt-Col Phillipps Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 40866 Lt-Col Manners Historic England Listing Status The area and the benches are not Listed. Description Shanklin Chine was used as a training area for 40 Royal Marine Commando in World War II. This series of plaques commemorates the Royal Marines who served and died. The original memorial plaques and bench inscriptions have been added to over the years as described by the plaque inscriptions. 208 men are named on the main memorial plaques. |
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Memorial
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The 2 images above show the War Memorial at St Barnabas' Church, Drefach Felindre, Carmarthenshire, on which the name of R F WOOD is inscribed Thanks to Raymond Jones (©) for these images |
Inscriptions
40 ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO 1942 - 1946 IN MEMORY OF OUR COMRADES WHO REMAIN ON FOREIGN FIELDS Before the raid on Dieppe on August 19th, 1942 this Chine was used by 40 Commando Royal Marines for daily training. The Headquarters was established at Upper Chine School and the Commando was billeted in Shanklin, Sandown and Ventnor. The Commando subsequently took part in the invasion of Sicily and Italy, in operations in Yugoslavia and the final defeat of the German Army in Northern Italy. PER MARE PER TERRAM 40 ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO (1942 - 1946) IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF OUR 3 COMRADES OF 'T' COMPANY AND ALL WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN H.M.S. FIDELITY WAS SUNK BY ENEMY ACTION 30th December 1942 THE REBUILDING AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE SURROUNDS TO THE 40 ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO MEMORIAL WAS FINANCED BY A LEGACY FROM THE LATE PETER FISHER WHO WAS SECRETARY TO 40 ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO ASSOCIATION (1942-46) IT WAS DUE TO HIS INTEGRITY AND DILIGENCE THAT THE ASSOCIATION BECAME ONE OF EXCELLENCE AND PRIDE AN ABSENT FRIEND REMEMBERED IN MEMORY OF KEN MORRIS CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN OF 40 ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO ASSOCIATION (1942-46) HIS INNATE KINDNESS AND WISDOM RAISED THE ASSOCIATION ABOVE THE MANY THE MEMORIAL SEATS WERE DONATED BY THE LATE DENIS LENIHAN WHO SERVED IN 40 ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO FROM 1942 UNTIL THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN 1945 AND WAS A STAUNCH MEMBER OF 40 ROYAL MARINES COMMANDO ASSOCIATION (1942-46) AN ABSENT FRIEND REMEMBERED In Memory of Ronald G BLOSS 1923 - 2007 Hon Treasurer 1997 - 2007 40 Royal Marines Commando (1942-46) Association DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF LIEUT. COLONEL J. PICTON PHILLIPS, R.M. C.O. 40 R.M. COMMANDO KILLED IN ACTION DIEPPE AUG 1942 DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF COLONEL NEIL MAUDE R.M. SERVED WITH 40 R.M. COMMANDO FEB. 1942 - AUG. 1944 DIED 30TH MAY 1987 IT IS DUE TO HIS EFFORTS THAT THIS MEMORIAL WAS RAISED IN MEMORY OF JAMES FARMER JOCK HE SERVED WITH 40 ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO FROM 1942 - 1946 AND CONSTRUCTED THESE MEMORIALS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF LIEUT. COLONEL d.c. 'POPS' MANNERS, D.S.O. R.M. C.O. 40 R.M. COMMANDO DIED OF WOUNDS, YUGOSLAVIA 1944 Further Information
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See also Upper Chine School RM plaques
40 RM Commando Memorial at St Andrew's Church, Chale
Acknowledgments :
Ted Sparrow for additional information (in 2010)
Raymond Jones for photos of Memorial and notes on R F Wood (in 2015)
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updated 4th March 2015 (added information and photographs (thanks to Raymond Jones))
updated 4th March 2015 (added information and photographs (thanks to Raymond Jones))